Rivard’s comments bring up a tired trope: women “cry rape” because they regret having sex. Their supposed reasons for regret vary (to cover infidelity, because they are embarrassed, because they do not want to get in trouble, they’re golddiggers looking for a cash settlement) but the sentiment that women constantly lie about rape is constant no matter what the story. It seems as though any time a story about rape hits the news, the story is questioned and false reporting is brought up. This just does not happen with other crimes, and it is damaging. It puts a great burden on the victim and often puts the victim on trial.